Promoting sustainability in the health sector…a partnership between the Health Care Authority and Earth Guards
Enhancing sustainability in the health sector…a partnership between the Health Care Authority and Earth Guards
Within the framework of Egypt’s endeavor to build a sustainable health system that keeps pace with the goals of sustainable development and Egypt’s Vision 2030, Cairo witnessed yesterday – Monday – a coordination meeting betweenThe General Authority for Health Care and theHama Foundation Earth; In order to discuss mechanisms for activating the memorandum of understanding, which was signed between the two sides within the framework of supporting efforts to sustain the Egyptian health sector.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki, “President of the General Authority for Health Care”, hosted Dr. Mohamed Ziadeh, “Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the The Earth Guards Foundation” at the authority’s headquarters. The meeting was attended by a group of experts and officials, the most prominent of whom was Dr. Reham Farouk, “Secretary General of the The Earth Guards Foundation”, Dr. Reham El-Shenawy, “Director General of Communication and International Cooperation at the General Authority for Healthcare”, and Dr. Nermin Ashour, “Director of the Sustainability Unit at the General Authority for Healthcare”. Health”.
Earth Guards Shield for Health Facilities
The meeting focused on ways to launch the“Earth Guards Shield for Health Facilities” competition, which aims to encourage medical facilities to apply social, economic and environmental sustainability standards. Regarding this, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki stressed that the competition represents a unique opportunity to motivate health sector workers to adopt sustainable practices, stressing the Authority’s commitment to supporting participating facilities to achieve these standards, in a way that enhances the efficiency of services, improves environmental performance, and deepens community participation.
For his part, Dr. Mohamed Ziadeh explained that the competition will be an effective tool to consolidate the concept of sustainability within health institutions, as it combines raising economic efficiency, achieving social goals, and innovating practical environmental solutions, such as improving medical waste management and rationalizing energy and water consumption.
Sustainable culture and vocational training
The meeting also discussed the importance of spreading a culture of sustainability among health sector workers, and the necessity of designing training programs aimed at raising their awareness of the principles of sustainable development and its seventeen goals. The attendees stressed that building a comprehensive understanding among medical and administrative teams of sustainability concepts would bring about a long-term positive transformation in the performance of health facilities.
In this context, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki stressed that the Authority seeks to integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into all its future initiatives and plans, stressing that transforming health infrastructure into a sustainable model requires a real partnership between the government sector and civil society organizations.
Implementation and follow-up mechanisms
As part of the meeting’s outcomes, it was agreed to form a joint working committee between the General Authority for Health Care and theEarth Guards Foundation; To follow up on the implementation of the provisions of theMemorandum of Understanding. The committee will set objective criteria to evaluate participants in the competition, in addition to launching periodic awareness campaigns targeting health sector workers, and measuring the impact resulting from these activities to ensure the achievement of tangible and sustainable results.
Towards a model of institutional integration
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky and Dr. Mohamed Ziadeh stressed the importance of this cooperation between the two sides, as it is a qualitative step towards consolidating sustainability in the Egyptian health sector. They stressed that this cooperation is a role model for integration between government institutions and civil society organizations, in a way that serves the interests of current generations – as well as the right of future generations – to fair, safe and effective health services.
In conclusion, the qualitative shift that Egypt is witnessing today towards integrating concepts of sustainability into the health sector does not merely represent a commitment to development agreements, but rather expresses a strategic awareness of the necessity of restructuring service systems on more equitable, efficient and flexible foundations. Because the social, economic and environmental challenges facing healthcare systems globally are not faced with traditional solutions, but rather require innovative approaches based on partnership between state institutions and civil society. Thus, consolidating Egypt’s national vision in a concrete practical path that establishes a safer and more comprehensive health future.
